The Minister of Infrastructure Development, Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, pledged yesterday to the members of the Federal National Council, to make every effort to ensure that incidents that occurred in some areas of the country as a result of the recent rains and torrential rains in the country did not recur, saying: “We learned a new lesson after the recent rains. And, we pledge to provide effective solutions to deal with it, as we have already started implementing projects to deal with the effects of rain, and others will be implemented next year aimed at building dams and crossings at a cost of up to 500 million dirhams.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Economy, Chairman of the Insurance Authority, Engineer Sultan Al-Mansoori, confirmed, in a written response to a parliamentary question presented to the members of the Council during a meeting of the Council held yesterday, that the system for unifying vehicle insurance policies obliges insurance companies to compensate vehicles for rain and torrential damage as a natural disaster.
The Council approved, during the session held yesterday, two draft federal laws, the first on the approval of the unified final account of the Federation and the final accounts of independent entities for the fiscal year ending on 31/12/2018, which achieved a surplus of 2.1 billion dirhams, and revenue has reached To 56.1 billion dirhams, according to the Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, while the second is on railways regulation, which includes deterrent penalties of up to imprisonment and a fine of 10 million dirhams for violators of its provisions.
The session witnessed the issuance of four parliamentary questions to government representatives, including three questions for the First Vice-President of the Council, Hamad Ahmed Al-Rahoumi: The first to the Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Board of the Insurance Authority, Engineer Sultan Al-Mansoori, about the measures taken by the Insurance Authority regarding insurance companies to compensate the insured for damages To which vehicles were hit in the country, as a result of the recent rains and torrential rains.
A written response was received from the minister and approved by the member of the council presenting the question, including an explanatory note regarding the provisions of the decision of the Board of Directors of the Insurance Authority to issue a system for standardizing vehicle insurance policies that obliges insurance companies to compensate vehicles for rain and torrential damage as a natural disaster, in addition to covering insurance documents On installations, buildings, warehouses, etc. in case of rain and torrential rain.
The minister’s response also included introducing the proactive steps taken by the authority in the context of awareness and introducing the insurance agencies and policy holders and the public to the provisions of the system for unifying vehicle insurance documents, the subject of compensation for vehicle damage in the event of rain and torrential rain and defining the concept of natural disaster, stressing that the insurance authority is constantly organizing awareness campaigns In it she requests the policyholders to read the insurance policy and know all their rights and obligations.
On the other hand, Rahoumi commented on the minister's written response, saying: «There is a lack of clarity regarding the insurance companies’ tolerance of vehicle damage, especially since three years ago the insurance did not cover the damages of torrential rains and rain, and this ambiguity led people to ask Is there insurance coverage in the event of exposure to torrential rains and rains? Who is covering? Are there compensation? ”, Pointing out that some insurance companies tried to evade these compensation, while others promoted that companies do not cover these damages.
Rahoumi also asked a question of the Minister of Social Solidarity, Hessa bint Issa Bouhamid, about the measures taken by the ministry to care and support the families in which there are three or more people of determination, and the minister replied by stressing that the ministry's reports and studies revealed that there are 514 families that have two of their members within the category of owners Alhamm, in addition to the presence of 114 families that include in their formation three members of the People of Determination, pointing to the Ministry's keenness to support families that include in their formation members of the People of Determination.
She said: "We are working in every way to provide all the necessary requirements in order to reduce the burden on their shoulders through a package of aid that includes disbursing social assistance, estimated at an amount of 5280 dirhams per month for each of the people of determination in any family, no matter how many members of this category." At the same time, the number of beneficiaries of social assistance reached 41,000.
Naima Al-Mansoori, a council member, asked a question about the Ministry's efforts in dealing with people with autism. The Minister confirmed that the Ministry launched a number of innovative programs and initiatives aimed at early diagnosis of autism, which resulted in the detection of 151 developmental delays, and the suspect of 141 other cases out of a total of 1805 cases. Applied to.
She stated that the most prominent initiatives developed in this regard are the application of "Nomu", which is concerned with revealing the signs of developmental delays for children, which helps to facilitate and quickly reach them and deal with them early in terms of rehabilitation and treatment, noting that the application of "Nomu" has achieved remarkable success among families, The number of its users exceeded 6000.
She said: "The use of the Nomu application will be circulated to all concerned authorities, as of next March."
She stressed that autism is not a disease but a kind of mental disorder, 95 government and private centers deal with it in various emirates of the state, all of which provide services to people of determination, including receiving autism cases and their educational and behavioral and therapeutic rehabilitation, enabling them to adapt to mental disorder, confirming that all studies that The ministry conducted indicates that there is no current need to increase the number of this type of center.
She explained that, in terms of social support for this group, the Ministry issued during the last period 3127 “Hmmm owners” card for people with autism, as an official document proving their right to obtain government exemptions and facilities during the provision of services.
Member Saeed Rashid Al-Abdi asked a question to the Minister of Infrastructure Development, Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, about the measures taken by the Ministry to ensure the prevention of recurring large losses resulting from heavy rains along the Emirates Transit Road adjacent to the Al-Fahlin area of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
The minister replied, “I have not witnessed in all my life such quantities of rain that the country witnessed last week, to the extent that there were reefs that had been stalled for 120 years, during which the rain water finally traveled from the severity of its precipitation, and we learned a new lesson after the recent rains, and we strive to not "What happened happened again, so we have already started implementing a number of projects to deal with the effects of rain."
The minister added: “We have not recorded any collapses in roads, dams and ferries due to the intense amounts of rain, and this matter does not come from a vacuum, but rather as a result of the effort and work to place the Emirates in the seventh place globally in the quality of infrastructure, and the first globally in the quality of roads.”
The "Railways" law gives "ground transportation" broad powers regarding federal railways
At its session, the National Assembly approved a federal draft law on railways, granting the Federal Land and Maritime Transport Authority broad powers regarding the federal railways, while the draft law prohibits any person from assuming the role of infrastructure manager or operator of any of the federal rail assets without obtaining License from the authority, while the authority may license any of the licensed operators for one of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
The Council introduced an item in an article entitled "Prohibited Works in Protection Zones", which states that "any of the following actions within the Federal Railroad Protection Zones is prohibited without obtaining the approval of the Director of Infrastructure in accordance with organizational decisions, the construction of any temporary or permanent construction, and includes This is any work that may hinder the ability to see the railway track or railway signs, use any pillars for indicative signs or any colored lights that can interfere or affect in any way the ability to see railway signs, and install any equipment that may disrupt or affect any of the rail assets a To iron or impede the proper functioning of those assets, and to carry out any actions that may cause landslides, landslides or fragmentation of the soil or threaten construction or infrastructure, and the status of any materials or waste, and any other activities that may affect the safety of the railway and its users ». The draft law has increased the penalties so as not to prejudice any more severe punishment stipulated in any other law, including the punishment of life or temporary imprisonment for anyone who attacked a railroad vehicle with the intention of taking it, or all or some of the goods that it carries, or with the intent to harm one or more of those in it or Turn its course.
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A family that has two of its members within the category of people of determination.
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A center in the country that deals with people with mental disorder.